Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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{Students ad well as their brothers and sisters took an active part In the Ten Dollar Mic concert by dancing on stage. Photo By Joe Elis 0 ne of the many events MUPC organized for Sibling's Day was the Ten Dollar Mic concert which was held in the MU Ballroom. Photo By Joe EC Mng'h day °° 29

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1999 marked the first yeaf that Oregon Slate University had a Sibling's Day VYoio by Joe En o 2 00 Qludent Li e Story by Arge AbbatecoJa to the MUPC office and talk about the importance of a sbhng's event. Stinson says it was 'quite a reward for me to have my goal realized while l was in office.' Although the event did not draw as many people as hoped for. it provided a good basis for the future. The MUPC is hopeful that the event will eventually be expanded into a weekend-long affair. ‘The weekend provided a great opportunity for my sister and I to spend quality time together, said Heather Lopez, a senior in liberal studies, whose sister Meaghan, 18. came down from Portland. Mela Cox, a junior in history spent the day with her nine-year-old and four-year-old sisters. They took advantage of the free admittance to Dixon Recreation Center and then went to see the OSU gymnastics meet. 'Sibfcng's Day gave my sisters the chance to see what my life is fcke away from home,' Cox said. Sibling's Day 1999 was a fun day for those that participated In the future, they hope to expand the event and students will have even more chances to build memories with their brothers and sisters. fter much planning and preparation, the Memorial Union Program Counci finaly • saw Sttng's Day become a reality. Apri 10.1999 was the first time that Oregon State students' brothers and sisters were officially welcomed to campus. MUPC is hopeful that Swing's Day will become an annual affair, joining the popular Dad's and Mom's Weekends. Co-Directors of the event Kristoffer Haines and Mana Nguyen, worked with the members of the committee to ensure a good time was had by an. Activities ranged from workshops to Karaoke to sports to movies to comedy. The bands Kerosene Dream from Portland and 4th Plane Jaiant entertained with music, while Brainwaves Improvisational Comedy entertained the crowd with the sense of humor. 'Goonies' played on screen, wtirie little Women' played on stage. Students and their siblings were able to purchase 'Sis and Bro’ T-shirts, photographs and rootbeer floats. No matter what the age of student's brothers and sisters, there was something to entertain them. 1 just want everyone to know that Sibling's Day is a time to have fir because most of us don't get to hang out with our siblings while in college. This is the time to create more memories that we sometimes don't get; said Nguyen. In order for the event to be a success, the university had to work together. Swing's Day was a huge undertaking, as it was created from scratch and dti not have the pubfcc knowledge yet like Dads and Mom's Weekends. President and Mrs. Reset, with previous experience with sibling's events at Miami University in Ohio, were involved in the planring of the day. requesting that students preregister their siblings in case of emergency. The Greek system cooperated and agreed to go dry during the event. Nguyen noted that although the MUPC tfd the majority of the preparations. other campus groups, such as the Blue Key Club, the Native American Longhouse and the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center were supportive and provided assistance. For Kat Stinson, the MU Vice-President. Sibling's Day has been a goal for most of her life. Kat's sister, Summer, was also the Vice-President of the MU during her OSU years, and eleven-year-old Kat used to come —

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 a §ekend et weather, a sightly lower number of Ijt I dads, the lack of a major sporting w%f event and the cancelations of many events, lead to the moving of Dad's weekend for the 1999-2000 school year. The first Dad's Weekend was held in Apri (rf 1933. Ph(M t y BuUtov Oregon State University Memorial Union Programs Council (MUPC) made the decision to move the fin filled weekend to November for the 1999-2000 year. The move was done in an effort to bring more dads to OSU. Next year’s Dad's Weekend will be held on a weekend when there is a home football game.’ according to Macheie Kennedy. MUPC program advisor. ‘Football is a sport that most fathers Ike. and we (MUPC) are hoping that it will attract more dads to come.’ The first Dad's Weekend, which was originally called Dad's Day. was held on Apri 14.1934. in conjinction with homecoming. Approximately 450 dads attended and they were treated to a dinner which had a cost of 50 cents per dad and student. The day was also centered around a sporting event which provided a many dads a rare chance to view an OSU home game. Besides these two events, the other major reason for Dad's Weekend was to view the changes that the university had undergone during the previous year. Starting in 1960. canes were on sale for dads to buy as a keepsake. Each year tliat they came back they were given an orange band to wrap around their cane. Some dads were seen having as many as twenty eight orange bands. These dads continued to attend Dad's Weekend even though they no longer had students at OSU. This was an example of the tremendous support Oregon State University received from alumni and their families. SWytyChrsBaiey The next goal of the MUPC continues to be to try and get the community of CorvaSs more involved in the Dad's Weekend tradition. ‘There isn't much for the dads to do off campus when the come here.’ Kennedy said ‘When the moms come there is so much more happening in town If the community would get involved it would make the weekend a much more memorable time for everyone involved; ■Even though the weather didn't cooperate with us this year, Dad's Weekend was sti a success.’ says Kennedy. ’AS the motels in town were ful and picture sales were the same this year as they were last year. Approximately 3.000 dads attended this year and we would like to see that number cimb a it tie in the future’ Some of the events that were available to dads who attended the event included a BBQ at the Alumni Center, a showing of Adam Sandler's hit movie ‘Waterboy’, the marketplace filled with music, food, crafts and vendors, the MUPC Sports Expo and the ever popular Comedy Show starring Jeff Altman. For those who dared the weather there was the traditional Dad's Weekend Golf Tournament, the Dad I Run Walk and the OSU-ROTC Equipment display and Black Hawk Helicopter display. 30 00 QtudenL Lije